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peyton never really frequented the constant house (no, hotel. or whatever the hell this building was supposed to resemble) parties orion threw. it was usually blasting corny music from the 2010's. probably to distract everyone from the fact everyone's lives were absolutely miserable. but, peyton decided tonight would be a nice day to run down and get a few drinks before getting some rest for the weekend. they could get a little loose tonight.
dressed up in a casual outfit, just some sweatpants and one of their many, many tank tops, peyton made their way to the main lobby. their hair was up in a messy bun, the tips just askew and framing their face. they looked around the halls that were a stale grey concrete, with a few small framed pictures. most of the pictures just had groups of friends, candid pictures, and a few frames with random people in it that orion had never removed the original photo.
they entered the main room where orion, suzanna, and clarissa usually gave out orders. now that there was no competitions going on, no one had anything to do with themselves. peyton had taken up the loving job of protecting everyone from whatever harm decided to throw themself at them and their friends.
speaking of friends.. one in particular usually was always at these party functions. lennon was one of peyton's closest friends, always careless and liked to spit out whatever her brain told her to say. that girl was amazing. her long curly hair that nearly reached butt level and was a positively ugly blue color right now (confident and pretty), her glasses that were mostly always slipping down her pierced nose.. peyton was pretty sure they had a crush on her. like maybe 99.92% sure.
and it didn't help that every time they were next to eachother, lennon snaked her arm through theirs and got all up in their space. they didn't really mind it, but at the same time.. being within 3 feet of a hot girl that usually smelled like cheap perfume was very overwhelming.
peyton found a spot near a wall, looking around to see if they could spot the girl they've been eyeing. soon enough, they spotted lennon. she was in.. ahem, quite a revealing shirt. peyton didn't like to look so they didn't seem like a perverted weirdo, but holy crap, lennon was very attractive there too. noticing more of her outfit, they saw she was in skimpy jean shorts, with green neon fishnets on. her legs were on full display and peyton felt embarrassed seeing so much of her. besides that, they walked over to her general vicinity, hoping to seem nonchalant.
music drowned out the sound of whatever lennon was saying, but peyton was sure she was talking about some gecko gadget she was holding. she was talking to sloane and phoebe, showing off her new useless toy. peyton politely tapped her shoulder to get her attention. lennon quickly spun around, her face lighting up at the sight of her best friend.
"hi, peyton!" she said, excitedly walking away from the two girls she was bothering. peyton smiled as lennon’s arm held onto their waist. they tried not to give in to the impulsive thought of dragging lennon to a secluded area to be alone with her.
"hi, leni. how's it hanging?" they yelled over the music, then immediately regretted their over the top greeting. "ah, pretty good! nothin too over the top, how bout you, peyton-pal?"
peyton felt their face warm up when she started steering them down a familiar hallway. "um, pretty good. i just got here."
lennon nodded, picking the side of her nose. the music faded out as they walked and she was quiet for the next few minutes. oh, they were going to her room. great.
"uhhh, w-where're we going, leni?" they asked, looking around to see if anyone was following the pair.
"ah, nothing. gotta grab something from my room," lennon replied, letting go of their waist. peyton slumped as they felt the absence of her touch, craving it again. there was something so enticing about lennons grip on them, like she wanted them close. honestly, they liked it when she was a bit possessive.
lennon fumbled around in her room, searching for whatever she needed that moment. "i swear i just had it!! i swear- ah!" she exclaimed, holding up a shiny new-looking necklace. “got this for ya, it was only a couple 50 bucks!”
peyton’s heart felt like it was jumping out of their chest. 50 dollars spent on them?? where did she get this money, in the first place? “oh, thanks…. where did you get the money for it though?”
lennon shrugged, hopping over to her friend. she got up close, wrapping the new necklace around their neck. today she smelled like.. soda and a watermelon gum. weird pairing. she was all up in their space and it was getting hard to breathe, even though there was plenty of air to breathe in lennon’s big ass room. she finished tying it, patting their upper chest and stepping back down from them. peyton held up the charm on the necklace. it was well made, silver, and had a lotus charm dangling from a thin silver chain.
”oh leni,” peyton started, wiping a tear they didn’t know was even emerging out of their eye. “i love it, thank you.” they felt like a cheesy dork hugging her after but it was worth the risk letting her know how much they cared for her. lennon seemed almost shocked to be getting a sliver of affection from peyton, but she eased into it, swaying slowly. peyton wanted to dance around with her, and get drunk and be all gross and sappy with her. but they also wanted to savor this moment of silent intimacy between… whatever friendship slash situationship they had going on. at least it sort of seemed like a situationship.
after the hug ended, lennon pulled away to cup peyton’s cheeks. they thought they were gonna get kissed at that moment, but she just started lightly slapping their cheeks. they sniffled a pitiful laugh, bringing her into an even bigger hug. “we should get back to the party, lennon..” they muttered into her neck.
they felt her nod and shiver. great, they could actually fluster a girl for once! peyton let go of lennon, letting her have a breather after so much love they had tried cramming into her heart. peyton watched lennon take the lead back down the hallway.
“seriously though, i love the necklace. you have amazing taste,” they mumbled, playing with the charm on their new jewelry. lennon smiled up at them, allowing them to see the little twinkle in her eye. peyton felt like they had won the lottery.
they made their way into the hotel main area, the music loud and annoying. people were still shouting over eachother, leaving now and then for peace and quiet outside. a bunch of people were crowded around a cleared out spot on the floor, where it seemed to be someone breakdancing. quite impressive, if you ask peyton. the two of them found an empty spot near the drink table where a few others were grabbing snacks.
”do you want anything?” lennon spoke up, making her way away from peyton. “huh? oh no, i’m okay!” they shook their head, watching her walk off. they were so lucky to have a friend like her. she was too perfect for them. peyton would probably let her do anything to them. she could choke them and they didn’t think they’d care, if she did anything to them they would not care a small little bit-
“PEYTON!!!” lennon yelled over the music, holding a small cup of water for supposedly the both of them. peyton graciously accepted, chugging the water to somehow make the lennon thoughts vanish. “thanks, again. sorry.”
”no problem,” she said, taking a sip of her own drink. she looked a bit bored of the party, her eyes half lidded staring at the floor with a peaceful look. they didn’t feel like shaking her out of her trance, lennon seemed to be thinking hard. peyton let a few minutes pass of them chilling out together before attempting eye contact.
“hey,” they started, eying her up and down. “do you wanna.. like, get out of here? there’s not a lot to do, i-if i’m being honest.”
lennon looked up from the floor, ruffling her hair and grabbing their hand. she lead peyton outside to the patio area, through the front doors. the warm summer air smacked peyton in the face, leaving them feeling obviously warmer than usual. lennon made her way around an enormous plant pot, which hid the two of them. they were hoping this was the moment that she was gonna make a move on them. this could be their chance at actually getting a woman to touch them that wasn’t an accidental bump of the shoulder.
paintbrush sighed breathily, leaning against the concrete wall of the hotel building. they looked over at lennon to see her out of breath too. her hand was fairly sweaty, still holding onto theirs with a loose grip. “sorry, i needed some air.”
peyton nodded, inching closer to the insanely attractive girl (at least to them) next to them. they looked around to see if anyone was outdoors, which was likely a dumb idea because it was almost 1 am and most people at this hotel never went outside if it wasn’t for sports or a nice walk.
”understandable,” peyton said, trying to reach out to touch the pretty ringlet on the right side of lennons face. “it’s hot out here, leni.” they pretended to complain, letting go of her hair and lightly punching her shoulder.
“yeah?” she said, raising a playful eyebrow and facing them. peyton felt a hand on their waist again and before they could jab back at her with another ‘yeah?’ they were against the wall looking down at lennon. this was exactly the position they wanted to be in! they stared down at her, and she looked up at them.
“h-hi,” they muttered, voice wavering a bit from happy nerves. peyton felt so close to heaven they might have collapsed onto the pavement below them. the hand on their waist slipped under the edge of their tank top, teasing their burning skin. lennon didn’t reply, just let her hands explore the pretty muse in front of them. they almost felt a bit embarrassed letting themself get so reckless with someone, but you only live once.
peyton leaned against the wall further, letting lennon put her thigh in between their legs. she stepped up closer, placing a shy kiss on their cheek. “hi, pey.”
peyton blushed at hearing her voice, which was low and a bit more sweet sounding than usual. they made eye contact with her before hanging their head in flustered embarrassment. lennon chuckled a bit, moving a piece of their hair out of her way. she lightly touched their chin, lifting it up slowly. she maneuvered herself closer, leaning her face into peyton’s warm neck. she hesitated, but eventually started placing hot kisses on it. peyton exhaled loudly, letting a shaky whimper out. they clapped a hand over their mouth and looked down at her with wide sheepish eyes.
lennon just laughed, moving her lips all over their neck, sucking for a moment before letting go with a tiny ‘pop!’. honestly, that alone could’ve made peyton fall into her arms, but they were choosing to be resilient and braver than usual. they pushed themself up from their spot on the wall, taking lennon’s waist and leaning down. they pushed her hair out of the way, eyeing her lips with a spark of hunger in their eyes. they wanted this, and they knew she likely did too. why else would she be kissing up their neck in private area outside?
peyton looked at her lips, leaning in and meeting her halfway. lennon surged up, catching their lips in a rough kiss, pushing them against the wall. their hands on her hips lowered down to cup her ass, kissing her back as quietly as they could without letting out a peep of stupid whimpers. to be completely honest, peyton had never ever kissed someone or even thought about doing it (with the exception being lennon of course).
the kiss was more intense than peyton expected, lennon made out with them like her life depended on it, her hands travelling up their waist and under their shirt again. her hands were soft and warm.. and were reaching the brim of their bra, and were moving up into their bra, tugging on it. they moaned into the kiss, their hands going to cup lennon’s freckled cheeks. lennon mirrored them, her hands slipping out of their bra and holding onto peyton’s jaw with practiced ease. the sound of kissing was overwhelming to their ears, their cheeks burning from affection.
”ngh- leni.. slow down..” they whimpered into the kiss, pulling her back a bit. they looked down at her with huge, dilated pupils. lennon stared back up with a flustered smile.
”i don’t know how much longer i coulda gone without doing that,” lennon replied, holding their waist again. she seemed to be blushing just as much as peyton. peyton chuckled nervously, holding lennon’s cheeks in their palms. they leaned in for another soft kiss, something less intense than before. she kissed them back, her smaller hands reaching down to hold their ass in place. great, she was taking control again. peyton smiled into the kiss, lips trailing up to kiss her nose. she giggled in response.
”i like you a lot, i hope you know that. i’ve been waiting for you to make a move,” peyton said, stroking her cheek. lennon leaned into their grounding touch, grinning and closing her eyes. “god, your smile is so pretty.”
”nooo, shut up, it’s not!”
”it so is. you’re adorable, leni. you’re the star of the show,” peyton argued back, kissing her cheek loudly. lennon laughed, pushing them away. they faked a frown at her, which caused both of them to burst out laughing together. this might as well be heaven, because having lennon here was like having an angel pamper them from head to toe.
peyton loved her so much, and it felt amazing as hell to finally admit how much they had been starving for a woman like her. lennon was theirs for the taking. she was all over them, they were all over them, and life seemed perfect as long as she was here for them. they slumped down the wall a bit, sighing happily.
they wanted her to kiss their neck again.